Grief can hit you at the oddest times. I just saw an ad about Drumsticks & remembered it was my mom’s favorite custard flavor at Culver’s. The last meal I remember her talking about was a Little Debbie Swiss Cake Roll and a Coke. So here I am cry laughing about her trash sweet tooth.

Dear universe, I know there are big problems in the world. But if I could make a small mundane request, please bring back functional restaurant websites. Hours, location, menu. Accessibility info. All easy to find. Oh, and if Facebook needs to die for that to happen, I’m totally cool with that.

Happy Gen Con Event Day to all who celebrate! Hope you all got something cool! I sure did.

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

I like to give names to the animals I spy out of my window. Bonnie Turkey-Vulture Bottlebrush G. Squirrel Margaret Finch Mister Jenkins the Hot Dog Slayer

The Finnish word for an auction, huutokauppa, means “shout market” (or “shouting shop”) * read on for more of my favourite Finnish words (a thread in honour of today being Day of the Finnish Language)…

Every picture of ICE agents in airports is just this again

Mood:

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

Thread. Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.

A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.

i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

One of my favorite things about living by train tracks is seeing a lot of graffiti. I, too, love tofu.

One of the things about getting old that sucks is losing the ability to see detail without enough light. All the gorgeous rpg dice activate my dragon heart, but I know from experience that outside of perfect conditions and high contrast ink, I won’t be able to read the roll. And still I yearn.

Gourd Time is coming close to an end. Embrace these final days, fuckheads.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Sometimes your pantry supplies and a bit of festive news in this hellscape come together to form a batch of absolute unit cookies.

The fact that I have now seen three different styles of Ozymandias riff memes this week delights me so much.

An obnoxious co-worker used to whistle in his office—sadly next door to mine. It only intensified my general dislike of the sound (and him, to be perfectly honest). The exception to the rule will always be this magnificent fellow.

Happy Columbo’s Day

This is incredibly written.

I do think a lawnmower has more humanity and does more good in the world.

Facebook: keeping us safe from brains and cartoon coyotes.

From a writer group post someone sent me: "...the attitude now is so exclusive and unwelcoming for those of us who are either pro-AI or use AI" GOOD JOB, EVERYONE, KEEP MAKING THEM FEEL UNWELCOMED, YOUR SHAME IS WORKING. 🥰

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

popular anti-fascism as taxpayer revolt...might have some legs

Good morning, Bluesky. (i do not know what it is about Jurassic movies that closes/ and opens; only something in me/ understands the sound of their jaws is deeper than all/ roses) nobody, not even the T-rex, has such short arms. With apologies to E.E. Cummings, I just really love dinosaur movies.

"Successful interns are detail-oriented, unafraid of random bursts of fire, and able to jump at least three vertical feet to avoid a swinging, razor-sharp reptilian tail."

CEO compensation graphed next to employee compensation. 🙃

This came up in my feed and it's so tight no light escapes.

I had a packing dream last night and I am still mad about it. I haven’t lived in a dorm room in decades. Why did I need to pack up to move out of one in an hour?

Pope Cosmic Crisp V

This Is Just to Say I have eaten the Trolli Gummi Pop that was in the freezer against all better judgment but TikTok is powerful Forgive me it was ridiculous so sweet and so hilariously flaccid

More of this, please. A LOT more of this, please.

Reagan is a prime example of why saying "it's only 4/8 years" is bullshit. Reagan has been f*cking the country for over 40 years & from beyond the grave.

I hope that product design will once again embrace physical buttons you can easily identify, locate, and press.

To celebrate the ReReaders Club's third anniversary @weirdtea.bsky.social and I brought a fan favorite episode out from behind the paywall. We hope you'll enjoy it if it's new to you - believe me, sometimes it seems like this is all they talk about in the Discord. shows.acast.com/the-rereader...

Unofficial sponsor of the Super Bowl seems to be body horror.

A giant vat of Maker’s Mark mash. That’s the skeet. Cheers.

I would do this for an old boss of mine because I can hold a grudge. (Good luck to Francis the Turtle who deserves a lovely Valentines Day—as do the folks who created the fundraiser)

Snapped up that app like bookshop.org/ebooks

David Lynch’s works showed me how delightful and deliciously terrifying weird art can be—while still having heart. I rented a video to him one time and I barely kept it together. He was kind. I bet he remembered to rewind, too.

Welcome to the public domain, THE SKELETON DANCE (1929). 🎞️ 🎶👻 Walt Disney Studios' first Silly Symphony cartoon is a wordless masterpiece of synchronized animation & music featuring dancing skeletons in a graveyard. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025⁠

A marketing email just arrived with a “X was 2025’s best seller” title and the PANIC hit hard. Betrayed by marshmallows. I did not have that on my NYE BINGO card.

We’re driving through a town and see a place called BJ’s on the Corner. My husband, completely deadpan: “Shaka when the walls fell.”

Now THIS is a Christmas special.

Tried watching one of those cheesy Christmas shows. The plot solution to free the single female lead to go off to Paris to dance? Her male coworker with a family gets laid off and SHE VOLUNTEERS TO BE LET GO IN HIS PLACE because “he needs it more” and “God has a plan.” That’s a holiday HELL NO

[rob zombie voice] TEAR through the paper and BITE through the wafer and BREAK off a piece of that KIT-KAT BAAARRRR

I love creepy hallways and bookshelves. Academic library stacks are a precious thing of beauty.